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Jason Hill is an partner in Holland & Knight's Houston office, and a member of the Public Policy & Regulation Group. Mr. Hill counsels clients through complex natural resource litigation, compliance and regulatory issues arising under a wide array of federal natural resource and energy statutes and regulations. With more than 25 years of experience in the environmental and natural resources space, Mr. Hill provides clients with strategic solutions to business and operational challenges set in motion by intricate natural resource laws. He has particular knowledge of statutes and regulations surrounding federal public lands, extraction of mineral resources, renewable energy projects, environmental justice, and sensitive resource preservation and protection. Mr. Hill's understanding of regulations and the agencies that enforce them stems from his government experience. Previously, he served in several high-ranking positions at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), including as the chief administrative judge of the Interior Board of Land Appeals, the deputy solicitor for the Energy and Mineral Resources and as senior counselor to the director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). In addition, Mr. Hill also served as a trial attorney for a decade at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Natural Resources Section of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, where he was lead attorney in defense of numerous challenges brought through the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), with a particular emphasis on cases brought under various natural resource and land management regulations. Mr. Hill deploys this experience when helping clients navigate federal agency programs, operations and regulatory developments. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Hill was an attorney for an international law firm in its Houston office. Mr. Hill is also an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, where he teaches the Practice of Environmental Law.